2020 Keeneland Summer Challenge
Buy-In
- $3,000 Total Buy-In per Entry, split between:
- $2,000 Live Tournament Bankroll
- $1,000 Entry Fee (100% of entry fee's are paid out as prizes)
- Maximum of two (2) entries per person.
- This tournament is sponsored by Keeneland and offered online at Xpressbet.com.
- You must have an Xpressbet account balance of $3,000 to register online.
- Online registration at Xpressbet opens Friday, June 26, 2020 and continues through Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 12:00PM ET.
- You must be an NHC Tour Member prior to the start of the tournament in order to win an NHC Entry.
- This is an official NHC Tour event and NHC Points will be awarded for this tournament.
Prizes (Based on 200 Entries)
- The Top 6 finishers will receive:
- Fully-paid berth into the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) at Keeneland, a $10,000 value each.
- Fully-paid berth into the 2021 NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including hotel and $400 in airfare expenses.
- The 7th through 10th finishers will receive:
- Fully-paid berth into the 2021 NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), including hotel and $400 in airfare expenses.
- The Top 15 finishes will receive cash prizes:
- 1st Place Finisher: $40,000
- 2nd Place Finisher: $20,000
- 3rd Place Finisher: $10,000
- 4th Place Finisher: $5,000
- 5th Place Finisher: $3,000
- 6th through 15th Place Finishers: $1,500
- Please see Official Rules for full prize breakdown and tie-breaker procedure(s).
Tournament Format
- Contestants are only eligible to play on Xpressbet or TVG.
- The contest consists of ten live races held at Keeneland on Saturday, July 11, 2020.
- Contestants must bet at least $400 per race in a total of at least FIVE races in Win, Place, Show, Double, Exacta and/or Trifecta wagers.
- No Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Pick 6, Superfecta or Super High 5 wagers are eligible for contest play.
- The player with the largest bankroll BALANCE after the final race will be declared the winner.
- There are no caps on payoffs, but payoffs which trigger IRS withholdings could result in a tax withholding situation. If that occurs the scoring system will give the player credit for the full amount of the wager.
- In the unlikely circumstance that Keeneland live racing is canceled in full or in part, the following procedure will be followed:
- If Keeneland has completed at least five races, the contest will be declared official and all prizes will be awarded.
- If Keeneland has completed fewer than five races, the contest will be declared a no-contest and contestants will receive the amount of their existing bankrolls and entry fees will be refunded.
- Collusion among players shall be grounds for immediate disqualification and forfeiture of all entry fees and tournament prizes. For more information, please see the Official Rules
